Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheddar Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheddar Close (TN24 8QW) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheddar Close (TN24 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheddar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Downland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Teresa'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Exmoor Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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